Appetite For Distraction
With its quirky couches and even quirkier characters, Gogglebox Ireland has returned to our screens like a long-lost cousin who never outstays their welcome
A big tall Cavan man, weeping, sitting on a borderline ridiculous couch watching TV while wearing an ‘I Heart Cavan’ T-shirt, all the while watched on by an almost mirror image of himself wearing preposterous socks – this was one of my telly highlights of last year. And if memory serves correctly, I cried along with him.
On paper, the Gogglebox concept sounds ridiculous. Watching people watching TV. Are you cracked in the ...
